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Minneapolis City Council to weigh cannabis regulations
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - As Minnesota moves closer to cannabis licensing, and businesses opening in the Twin Cities, the City of Minneapolis is weighing cannabis regulations. During its Thursday morning meeting, council members gave notice of two separate ordinances related to cannabis. Cannabis business regulation. The "notice" means that lawmakers...
'He's a freak of nature': Browns' Myles Garrett leaves Vikings in awe after 2 practices
BEREA — Justin Jefferson didn't have to worry about standing in the way of Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year. That doesn't mean the Minnesota Vikings superstar wide receiver didn't have Garrett on his mind as well over the last two days. "It's tough to go...
Smash Park Roseville Free Arcade Every Sunday + $15 Free Game Play
Smash Park in Roseville offers FREE arcade games all day long every Sunday! Keep reading and we’ll tell you how to get $15 of FREE game play too!. Have you heard of Smash Park in Roseville? It’s a huge entertainment venue packed with pickleball courts, an arcade, full food and drink menus and tons of fun events. I haven’t been there yet, but it’s definitely going to be on my radar now.
Investigation finds Woodbury officer, deputy justified in shooting suspect during standoff outside Target
WOODBURY, Minn. — Authorities were justified in shooting a man during a standoff outside a Target in Woodbury earlier this year, an investigation concluded.The Washington County Attorney's Office sent a memorandum on Thursday to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension exonerating Woodbury officer James Stoffel and Washington County deputy Brian Krook for their actions.Donald Eugene Roche, 61, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, financial transaction fraud and third-degree burglary for the April 22 incident. He pleaded guilty to all charges last month and is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 30.Charges say that Roche stole...
Feeding our Future trial bribe: Woman set to plea guilty
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - It appears the woman accused of dropping off a bag containing $120,000 to a juror in the Feeding our Future fraud case is now set to plead guilty. The court docket in the bribe case is now listing a change of plea hearing for Ladan Ali.
Rochester Has Surpassed Twin Cities as State’s Job Growth Engine
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The latest unemployment report from the state shows Rochester surpassed the Twin Cities metro area for year-over-year job growth in July. Data released by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development shows the Rochester metropolitan area, which includes portions of some surrounding counties, has added nearly 5700 jobs since last July for a job growth rate of 4.7%. By comparison, the year over year job growth rate for the Twin Cities was only a tenth of a percentage point for the net gain of just over 2100 jobs.
Patchy showers Thursday, Friday in Twin Cities ahead of pleasant weekend
MINNEAPOLIS — After a few dry hours on Thursday morning, spotty showers and storms return later in the day.With a mostly cloudy sky, temperatures won't warm as much with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.Another .25-.50 inch of rain is possible, with most likely across eastern Minnesota. The low-pressure system will linger well into Friday.Everything looks to wrap up by Saturday morning with high pressure back in time for the weekend.Expect sunshine on both days with seasonable highs back up near 80.The next rainmaker looks to hold until late Tuesday into Wednesday of next week.
Farmer’s Almanac’s ’24-25 Winter Forecast for Minnesota is Here
Summer fun is starting to wind down, kids are slowing starting to go back to school, and summer 2024 is already coming to a close. Summers are never long enough in Minnesota!. Naturally, that means that fall is right around the corner, and sooner or later winter will arrive. Is anyone else not looking forward to that?
Tommy Tuberville Can’t Handle Tim Walz’s Hysterical Coach Burn
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s dig at Tommy Tuberville didn’t go over well with the Alabama senator. Walz said at a Boston fundraiser Wednesday that “I feel like one of my roles in this now is to be the anti-Tommy Tuberville, to show that football coaches are not the dumbest people.”While coaching football at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, Walz won the state championship in 1999. Tuberville coached college football for 21 years, including nine years at Auburn University, where he won an SEC championship after going undefeated in 2004. On X (formerly Twitter), Tuberville called Walz “an...
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